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Literary Devises


Point of View: 3rd person

Protagonist: The man

Antagonist: The lower class area that classifies the man as a criminal

Describe the setting: The first part of the story takes place in a nice upper class neighborhood, the second part of the story takes place in a grubby lower class neighborhood.

Type of Conflict: Man vs Man, Man vs Environment

Describe the main conflict: The classification of characters, in which the police officer classifies the man as a criminal, when he actually isnt.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story is when the man is shot.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? His mood changes from relaxed to anxious as he moves into the dangerous neighborhood

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The title “Identities” relates to the theme because the police officers mistakes the identity of the man.

Simile: Paper clogs the fence like drifted snow”